TimeRip496 Messages 249 Reaction score 5 Thread starter Mar 6, 2015 #1 Is it possible to derive r=GM/c^2 classically(as in Newtonian gravity) without using eeinstein field equation?
Is it possible to derive r=GM/c^2 classically(as in Newtonian gravity) without using eeinstein field equation?
Matterwave Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Messages 4,116 Reaction score 439 Mar 6, 2015 #2 You can set the escape velocity to ##c## and find this radius immediately in Newtonian gravity: ##c=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}\rightarrow ~r=\frac{2GM}{c^2}## however, what this radius means in Newtonian gravity is not the same as what it means in GR.
You can set the escape velocity to ##c## and find this radius immediately in Newtonian gravity: ##c=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}\rightarrow ~r=\frac{2GM}{c^2}## however, what this radius means in Newtonian gravity is not the same as what it means in GR.